Ezekiel 10

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Ezekiel 10 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that vividly describes the prophet’s vision of God’s glory departing the Jerusalem Temple, featuring complex imagery of cherubim and the divine chariot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical chapter
chapter of the Book of Ezekiel
authorTraditionallyAscribedTo Ezekiel
surface form: prophet Ezekiel
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
contains vision of God’s glory departing the Temple
describes departure of the glory of the LORD from the Jerusalem Temple
features cherubim
coals of fire scattered over the city
divine chariot
wheels full of eyes
followedBy Ezekiel 11
follows Ezekiel 9
genre prophetic literature
imagerySimilarTo Ezekiel 10 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ezekiel 1’s vision of the living creatures
interpretedAs explanation of the exile as consequence of sin
vision of God’s mobile throne
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse read and studied in Christian tradition
read and studied in Jewish tradition
locatedIn Neviim
surface form: Nevi’im (Prophets) section of the Hebrew Bible

major prophets section of the Christian Old Testament
mentions cherubim with four faces
glory of the LORD
wheels within wheels
movementOf cherubim and wheels from the Temple
glory of the LORD from the Temple to the cherubim
glory of the LORD to the threshold of the Temple
partOf Book of Ezekiel
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Prophetic Books
precededBy Ezekiel 9
precedes Ezekiel 11
relatedVision Ezekiel 1
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
setting Jewish Temple
surface form: Jerusalem Temple
symbolizes impending destruction of Jerusalem
withdrawal of divine protection from Jerusalem
theologicalTheme departure of God’s presence
divine judgment
holiness of God
verseCountApproximate 22 verses
visionRecipient Ezekiel

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Merkavah mysticism basedOnText Ezekiel 10
Chebar canal appearsInChapter Ezekiel 10
Ezekiel 10 imagerySimilarTo Ezekiel 10 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ezekiel 1’s vision of the living creatures
cherubim mentionedIn Ezekiel 10
subject surface form: Cherubim